Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lenny Goldberg

The fact that Hollywood productions use famously creative accounting is no reason to compromise a basic principle of our tax system.

John Silvia

The outlook accounting for Katrina suggests growth will slow in both the third and fourth quarter due to slower consumer spending.

Mark Mershon

The pleas entered today are admissions of guilt in one of the largest corporate accounting fraud schemes on record. This apparent but ephemeral performance by the company propped up its stock price, causing investors to suffer untold losses when the scheme collapsed.

Robert Peterson

We are pleased to report that all outstanding issues involving the SEC's financial review, as well as the accounting issues related to DFG, have now been resolved, ... Today's earnings release brings this matter to a close and we now look forward to proceeding with the Tyson transaction.

Steven Milunovich

We believe that the accounting seems to proper and the company reports that it has been reviewed and approved by its auditors.

Mitch Daniels

We stand to gain up to several thousand more jobs at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service center, ... and the commission listened to our recommendations for Crane and saved half of the jobs that were recommended for transfer elsewhere.

Hiroshi Sato

With this accounting treatment, aimed at disposing bad debt, we are now bracing for a turnaround.

David Schertler

We're seeing cases of accounting improprieties that are being prosecuted criminally today that would not have been prosecuted that way 10 years ago.

Phil Ruffat

We're seeing basically complete distrust in financial accounting in the Western Hemisphere. People are going to pack it up and go.

Kelli Durham

We have to get accurate info from law enforcement and then we will respond accordingly.

Dave Thompson

When your mom named you, she did not know how accurate she was.

Gary Olson

When figuring out revenue estimates for the state, we use payroll numbers because we think they're a more accurate reflection of what's really happening in the economy.

Brenda Johnson

We want families to have accurate information so you know what you are dealing with, what the problem is, and how to obtain the most appropriate action for your child.

Tony Warner

The problem with that is this building has really thick walls. The signal can't reach the clocks. We will fix this by putting a receiver on the roof the runs on Global Positioning technology, like cars have. This also has an accurate time with it. We have tested this and it works, so the Culp Center will have working clocks.

Marty Schottenheimer

The problem with that is every time I've ever done that in my career it's been a low-scoring game and when I've thought it (would be) a low-scoring game it was a shootout. Going in, on the surface you might think that, but I don't think there's any way to accurately predict it. All we're anxious to do is find a way to score one more than they have. That's all we care about.

Martin Murray

The reality is we're all looking at the price per gallon of gasoline and heating oil, and even cord wood, and we're seeing prices that are volatile, and I don't think anybody can accurately predict what we'll be paying for these commodities in two weeks, let alone two months.

Stu Jackson

The process relies heavily on general managers and player personnel directors whose daily responsibility is to handicap the draft and evaluate players. As we get closer to the draft, they have a pretty accurate idea as to team needs. And certainly they're pretty accurate in most cases.

Feroze Mohamed

The polygraph is the traditional gold standard and has been around for some 30 or 40 years now. But even though it's the best we have today, it's not an accurate method of detecting deception, which is a great danger.

Dan Schmidt

We have seen an explosion in our numbers. The industry came to us and asked us to develop a program. The feedback we get is that the students are learning and they know more of the why -- why they are doing their jobs and how it fits into the overall corporate mission. From the industry view, they save money hiring someone with a two year degree as opposed to off the street.

Roe Hye

We have asked three independent labs to conduct DNA tests on the samples, and all three came out with the same conclusion. None of the stem cells were patient-specific.

Javad Zarif

We have asked the United States to provide us with that evidence, and we have not seen any forthcoming,

Baba Kingibe

We have asked the SLA to give us the coordinate of the position where these attacks have taken place...As soon as they do that, we shall send our team to investigate and establish whether indeed such attacks took place or not.

Shivraj Patil

We have asked the police to furnish details on the loopholes.

Andrew Walton

We have asked the people in the diocese to contact the governor's office, state senators (and) Assembly members to voice their objection to the legislation, both on moral and fiscal grounds.

Jaswant Singh

We have asked the government to come clean and explain its stand. Under the circumstances, there is no way the government cannot but come forward and explain its stand. It's the government's national duty to explain.

Arjunan Ethirveerasingam

We have no knowledge who was behind it whatsoever other than that they were abducted by unidentified gunmen in plain clothes. Both the released women have stated they were asked questions and interrogated and say they were slapped around and physically abused.

Alan Sullivan

We have never asked to see the Southwest application for the same reasons we don't think Southwest should see our application.

Doug Jackson

We want people to understand that we have to look at maintenance costs and staffing in decisions on design elements for the pool.

Andy Burnham

We want people to come forward with different ideas. We are learning from procurements past that if you go out with a wholly prescriptive vision of what you want, very often you end with a product that isn't as good and costs more. You have to be open to innovation.

Dr. Fossbender

There are a lot of fixed costs that we are not able to control.

Jack Vance

the reality is it costs a lot of money.

Katelyn Keefe

We use energy every day on campus, with a lot of pollution and a lot of environmental costs with the use. Implementing energy efficiency measures is not only good for the environment but also in turn would be economical.

Jim Awad

The productivity and labor costs reports abated pressures (over) rising interest rates from the Fed, which is giving a kick to the market. Also, the storm in the East wasn't so bad, so oil pressure isn't bad.

Temple Grandin

Costs for liability insurance are higher than costs for many procedures. There is a need to reform liability laws to stop out-of-control health care costs.

Thulasiraj Ravilla

If your goal is to provide a service at terms your customers can afford, you have to figure out how to offer your services at price points such that your aggregated costs are lower than your aggregated revenues.

Erna Solberg

If you want to decrease housing costs in Norway, the most important thing is to build more.

Thomas Perez

When we lift the wage floor, it not only betters the lives of those whose wages are directly affected, it also lifts the economy as a whole.

Charles E. Wilson

The prices of raw materials do not fluctuate directly with the labour cost of producing them.

Milan Mandaric

We're still expecting a response from Sheffield United to give us a green light to talk directly to Warnock.

John Spencer

We're sticking to what we can infer from our instrument, and we are not directly seeing temperatures warm enough for liquid water.

Jerry Wainwright

Shooting percentages can be misleading. Their steals led directly to baskets. I think they've done that all year. They're terrific open-court players.

Jim Carroll

She called me directly and is doing fine. We were glad to see her on TV this morning. She is in good health and we are pleased about that.

Barbara Perry

She completely represents this ideal. Janie has worked tirelessly to make Salisbury a cleaner, greener and better place to live. In fact, much of our community's recent success can be attributed directly to Janie.

Krista Clark

Sheltered Paws has found homes for 12 dogs in the past two months. I directly helped with two. That's kind of how I look at it: If everyone does a little bit, collectively, we can make a big difference.

Rivers Cuomo

Most of the songs I write are just very directly from my life. I don't have a big imagination. Whenever I tried to write from fantasy, it comes out sounding really fake.

Ethan Moreau

We have to get that next goal. You either have to get a stop or get the next goal. It's happened a number of times. Good efforts have been wasted because of it.

Joshua Katcher

We want it to be a team effort from top to bottom, and we want to give the fans a good show. I think everyone will tell you that the traditional (tournament) title is more special because that's where the sport started, but this is special because we've been so inconsistent with injuries, and different line-ups and we have been able to go undefeated so far, even with all those things to overcome.

Charles Caleb Colton

There were moments of despondency when Shakespeare thought himself no poet, and Raphael no painter; when the greatest wits have doubted the excellence of their happiest efforts.

Charles Dickens

Of little worth as life is when we misuse it, it is worth that effort. It would cost nothing to lay down if it were not.

Tim Carney

There is a lot of focus on counter-drug efforts on the part of Rene Preval.

Phoebe Diftler

We use our hands and our feet and our forearms and our elbows and knees and actually the weight of the whole body. There are parts of it that are a cooperative ... effort where it actually is two people, the practitioner and the receiver, in a pose together.

Richard G. Scott

Freedom requires no effort to enjoy but requires heroic efforts to preserve.

Bret Harte

Perhaps there is no gift of nature that requires as little exertion on the part of the owner as personal beauty. I am not certain but that it is this very absence of effort which excites our admiration.

Teemu Selanne

We know how much it takes, and nothing is going to come easy. We just have to find that effort and do better on special teams.

Jeff Lungren

We have safeguards to ensure people aren't deported who shouldn't be.

Travis Bradberry

Exercising first thing in the morning ensures that you'll have the time for it, and it improves your self-control and energy levels all day long.

Fidel Castro

The pope is our guest. ... We will do everything to the hilt to ensure that the visit will be historic,

Li Keqiang

Ultimately, stable growth will ensure that urban and rural incomes increase and people's lives improve.

Edward Johnson, III

Fidelity does have a succession plan in place to ensure a smooth transition.

Lawrence Summers

Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us.

Mike Lee

We are here to ensure we help the local nationals live and experience the same liberties we have in the United States without being oppressed by terrorists. These Soldiers took an oath to do this duty.

Bob Collins

We have a responsibility to ensure that every student is given every opportunity to be prepared for, and to pass, the CASHSEE. We are exploring every possible way to work with these students to provide their passage to the next stage of their future.

John Updike

To guarantee the individual maximum freedom within a social frame of minimal laws ensures - if not happiness - its hopeful pursuit.

Dave Freudenthal

The safest course for public officials is simply to throw all of the money in a sack.

Jesus Dureza

Our panel of 22 officials are here for the meeting. I think we are on the right track.

Ann Coulter

The tolerant liberal suddenly becomes very intolerant when their official religion is challenged.

Mark Spitz

The officials I was with, I don't know if they were unaware, but they didn't say anything to me. The whole thing turned into what did I see and what did I know.

Tom LaBonge

I don't like to see public officials attacked,

Alanis Morissette

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I don't really see a point to it.

Chaka Khan

If we could just see how related we all are, how we're really all in the same place.

Kiesza

It wasn't until I wrote 'Hideaway' that I found the song I related to as an artist.

Tibby Johnston

Most stories are related to respect. So they know that we need to respect everything.

Anwar Robinson

Everything I do is music-related.

Edward Hirsch

Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It takes us into ourselves; it takes us out of ourselves.

Lana Hall

You better not talk about anybody. Because they're going to be related to somebody.

Siri Hustvedt

We all live in a culture that is continually isolating feminine and masculine aspects, even when they're not related to people.

Lars Peter Hansen

I view the work I've done related to statistics and economics as, roughly speaking, how to do something without having to do everything.

David Crystal

Swearing makes an excellent relief mechanism

Larry Rice

We'd get some sort of relief rally, ... And then we'd have a sobering up.

Kathleen Blanco

There doesn't seem to be any relief in sight,

Susan Manning

Since this play is about six women from Louisiana, we wanted to do something for the relief effort.

Jochen Behle

We are sorry that it had come to this. It's a relief for Evi now.

Phil Flynn

We are not completely out of the woods yet, but we saw a lot of relief yesterday (Tuesday) and that trend is continuing,

Cindy Shaw

Some of this is just a little relief rally,

Susanne Beauregard

I think it was a relief to her.

Ann Brashares

Sometimes it is a relief to be invisible

David Dewhurst

I support secure borders both north and south and I support a guest worker program for those here today illegally. Labor and skilled workers are critical to our Texas economy.

Catherine Crier

I grew up training and showing Arabs all over the US. Three of my four were bred on my farm in Texas. Thanks everyone! Hope you'll watch tomorrow. It's going to be another great look back.

Janis Joplin

Texas is OK if you want to settle down and do your own thing quietly, but it's not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous.

Janis Joplin

I got treated very badly in Texas. They don't treat beatniks too good in Texas. Port Arthur people thought I was a beatnik, though they'd never seen one and neither had I.

Janis Joplin

This whole thing that's happened to me, you see, this whole success thing..it hasn't yet really compromised the position that I took a long time ago in Texas, that was to be true to myself, to be the person that I...that was on inside of me and not play games...

Janine Turner

I am both proud and honored to be on the Board of Directors for the Texas Ballet Theater.

Edward Smith

Texans ignore "better," long ago forgot the useless word "good." Everything in Texas is "best."

Barbara Jordan

I get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that there are no limits, that you can just keep going, just keep soaring. I like that spirit.

Calamity Jane

While in El Paso, I met Mr. Clinton Burk, a native of Texas, who I married in August 1885.